Middle School Track & Field Pre-season Meeting Minutes

1. Attendees
   Chris Lowe, Muriel Clayton
   Christine Parker, Kathyrn
   Darryl Zimmer, Prince of Peace
   Deb Clarke, Springbank
   Jacquie Mirtle, RVS
   Jason Nail, Medowbrook
   Judy O'Gorman, Westbrook
   Kevin Hilland, Ralph McCall
   Lawrence Lee, Mitford
   Pam Goll, Indus
   Marc Barber, Ecole Airdrie
   Mike MacMIllan, Manachaban
   
   Regrets: Banded Peak, Langdon
   
   
2. Commissioner
   Thank you to Marc Barber, from Ecole Airdrie, for once again acting as commissioner.
   
   
3. Meet Details
   Thursday, October 1
   Alternate Date is Thursday, October 8
   Eastlake Athletic Park, Airdrie
   
   
4. Schedule
   Schedule of Events (exact same as last year) was circulated and approved.
   
   
5. Registration

   ACTION: Coaches are to download the MS Track & Field Registration Form, type in your athletes' information (including race number) and email it back to JM by Friday, September 25.

   Each school may enter two competitors, plus an alternate, in each event. Each school may enter only one team in the 4x100m relay. An athlete may enter a maximum of four events, plus the relay. Three of the four events (or five if in the relay) may be track events. It is at the coach's discretion whether or not alternates attend the meet.

   Coaches are to ensure that 3000m entrants are able to run the race in 20 minutes or less.

   Race numbers are assigned as follows:
   Mitford 1-60
   Muriel Clayton 61-120
   Manachaban 121-210
   Meadowbrook 211-280
   Ecole Airdrie 281-355
   Westbrook 356-395
   Springbank 396-475
   Ralph McCall 476-535
   Langdon 536-595
   Kathyrn 596-655
   Bearspaw 656-715
   Banded Peak 716-790
   WG Murdoch 791-830
   Prince of Peace 831-880
   Indus 881-900
   ACTION: JM to send race numbers via Blue Box, coaches to distribute to athletes according to number indicated on registration form.

6. Results
   Doug Lamont is not available, nor is Ed Moore from the Calgary Track Council. Update: Tried a few different scenarios but they just aren't available this year. JM will run results with Hy-Tek Meet Manager.
   
   
7. Officials
   The group reviewed officials' assignments and updated. Note that last year's starter (Chestermere Lake) will move into the track marshall position and a new starter will train this year. Therefore Chestermere Lake is this year's track marshall and Banded Peak is the starter. Action: JM to put official rotation in handbook.
   Starter - Banded Peak
   Track Marshall - Chestermere Lake
   Course Clerk - Jacquie Mirtle
   Results - Springbank
   Finish Line - Mitford, Langdon, WG Murdoch, Indus
   Long Jump - Manachaban
   Triple Jump - Muriel Clayton
   High Jump (2 pits) - Westbrook and Bearspaw
   Discus - Meadowbrook
   Shot Put - Ralph McCall
   
   
8. Code of Conduct
   ACTION: The Code of Conduct Form for Players and the Code of Conduct Form for Coaches are to be signed and submitted to your administrator by Wednesday, September 30..
   
   
9. Athletic Travel Form
   This is a new form and can be accessed by clicking on this link.
   
   
10. Awards
    JM to send awards in Blue Box - First through sixth place ribbons, medallions and Tier 1 and Tier 2 banners.
    
    
11. Substitute Teachers
    Track & Field sub code is: 1-230-300-000-47.
    
    
12. Busing
    Track & Field bussing code is: 1-533-300-000-47.
    
    
13. League Fees
    $1.50 per student.
    
    
14. Uniforms
    Schools are to wear school t-shirts or shirts of a similar colour. School colours are on the web.
    
    
15. Physiotherapy
    Dinos Sports Therapy has been booked.
    
    
16. Volunteer Room
    JM to provide food and beverages for volunteer room.
    
    
17. Equipment
    Stop watches - Each school is asked to bring some.
    Tape measures - RVSA has enough
    Walkie Talkies - Thanks to Springbank for letting us borrow theirs again this year.
    Pinnies - Meadowbrook to bring for 3000m
    Batons - Schools are to bring their own.
    Shots/discus - RVSA has enough
    Starter pistols - Because caps can no longer be shipped to Canada, we have new guns that shoot blanks.
    Megaphone - Thanks to Mitford for letting us borrow theirs again this year.
    Event clipboards - ACTION: JM to prepare with event sheets and rules.
    Update:
    Need to bring our own mats, standards and crossbars for high jump. Action: JM to arrange this.
    
    
18. Supervision of Students
    Coaches are reminded that you are to help out with supervision of all athletes, regardless of where they go to school.
    
    
19. Coaching Resource Library
    Circulated Track & Field coaching resources titles sponsored by the Rocky View Sports Association and availalbe through media services.
    
    
20. Parameters Update
    The track & field motion that went to Parameters in the spring was passed. Field rules now state:
    Each competitor receives three trials. The top six competitors will receive three more trials. The furthest throw throughout the entire competition is recorded and counts toward the top six results.